in lieu of | instead of | |
ad infinitum | endlessly | |
ad nauseam | do znudzenia | |
par excellence | in particular | |
quid pro quo | in return - The government has promised food aid as a ... for the stopping of violence | |
faux pas | mistake | |
prima facie | at the first glance | |
niche market | market niszowy | |
risque | nieprzyzwoity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
protege | sb who is supported | |
fracas | riot - He was injured in a Saturday-night ... outside a disco | |
cul-de-sac | street with dead end | |
clique | group of people | |
nom de plume | artistic pseudonym | |
bete noire | pet hate | |
tete a tete | private | |
hoi polloi | chołota | |
coup de grace | final strike | |
tangible | definite, real, concrete | |
yield | bring forth, produce, provide | |
to be turned down | zostać odrzuconym np application form | |
draw pretty good salaries | wyciągać całkiem dobrą pensję | |
he was ADAMANT that he should accompany her | on był stanowczy że powiien jej towarzyszyć | |
the generation gap is NARROWING these days | konflikt pokoleń się zmniejsza | |
have a preference FOR going somewhere | have a preference ... going somewhere | |
Steve regretted letting his friends talk him into robbing the old man | Steve żałował że dał się namówić na napaść na starszego mężczyznę | |
Mary found the novel so absorbing that | Mary uznała powieść za tak wciągającą że... (absorbing) | |
to be plain sailing | być łatwym jak bułka z masłem :D | |
to ensure that nobody is at risk we must adhere to the rules | aby upewnić się że nikt nie ejst w niebezpieczeństwie, musimy przestrzegać zasad (risk) | |
spin | obracać się, wirować | |
absent-minded | roztargniony | |
mind-numbing | tedious - otępiający | |
narrow-minded | ograniczony (człowiek) | |
mastermind | to organize | |
mindful | to be aware of | |
single-minded | determined | |
mind-blowing | niesłychany, super extra xd | |
mindset | way of thinking | |
business-minded | skupiony na biznesie | |
mind-boggling | unthinkable! - niewyobrażalny | |
unsuccessful | successful -> neg | |
submissive | submit -> adj | |
misrepresentation | represent -> neg noun | |
take a hard line | to be firm | |
draw the conclusion | wyciagnac wnioski | |
spaciousness | obszerność | |
inscription | napis, dedykacja | |
make a clean break | to stop | |
to be hailed as a complete success | zostać uznanym za sukces | |
snap judgement | pochopny wniosek | |
dodge the issue | avoid discussing | |
intelligible | understandable | |
to hold/take sb hostage | to keep sb against their will | |